2.12.2016

Our little Rudy is now 2!! She is such an incredibly hilarious,
loveable, adorable and very extroverted little girl, we all just love her so much. I say
that every time, but we're always so in awe of the youngest one.

Where
to start... it was a busy week with her with a birthday party, skipping naps, changing
her carseat around, last day in baby nursery at church... We also
started potty-training one week before her birthday and after a crazy
first day and a week and a half of avoiding #2, she's doing great!! I
tried a new method which specifically didn't allow me to get angry or
frustrated and I think that was the key :) Today she said, "I need
potty, I need poopoo ladda-pop in da potty", basically meaning I want
that lollipop!!

She is talking SO much and I just love hearing her chat away. I think maybe she's further along with her language than the others at this point? Not sure, but I am totally amazed sometimes at the things she says! She has been asking "why?" for a few weeks now and seems to even understand the answer sometimes, "oh, otay!!" or if you ask her why she did something she says, "cuz.... " A few weeks ago she would get so mad when we'd laugh at her cuteness and she'd say "thop laugh Weedy!!!" Weedy being what she calls herself :) That's about my favorite thing, I hope it lasts a little longer. I love her exuberance too, she's always yelling "yay wahoo!! tho fun!!" even if we're just heading out in the stroller.

Here's some random photos from the last month or so...

Trying to get a picture with Mama - she was SO frustrated Ben wouldn't give her the phone.

This was very recently. I was at work and Ben was sitting close, but on the phone. She colored big circles with a red marker in about 3/4 of our downstairs!!

smiley:)

she likes to have me sit next to her by the fridge and read cards: "a hunny hana hono hunny. da end!"

This is a month or so old, but shows her personality!
(is the video showing up? it's not on my computer, here's the link: https://youtu.be/-rWkmYa107U )

Here is Vera at 2 and another close to her birthday. here's the one of her party. I can't believe how small they all are!! Jenny, look at that one if you are reading this:)